Luck Machine
by E. C. Tubb
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The world is surrounded by intangible energies of which man has little knowledge. Electricity, once an unsuspected natural force, is now a known reality...so why not luck? Once recognized as an actual force, the next step is to construct a machine to harness its forces. However, if one person attracts good luck, another is due for bad luck. And when the Luck Machine falls into the wrong hands, the inventors wish they'd stuck to rabbits' feet and black cats...Tags
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I couldn't get into this at all. I gave it a couple of sessions, but two and a half chapters in, I uttered The Eight Deadly Words, and closed the book. I've liked other work by Tubb, andI think it was me as much as the book, so don't let my reaction put you off trying it.
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E. C. Tubb was born in London on October 15, 1919. He wrote under about 65 pseudonyms including Gregory Kern, Carl Maddox, Alan Guthrie, Eric Storm and George Holt during his 60 years as a freelance writer. He mainly wrote science fiction novels including Moon Base, Alien Dust, The Space-Born, Death Is a Dream, and the series The Dumarest Saga or show more Dumarest of Terra in the United States. He died on September 10, 2010 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title*
- Die Glücksmaschine
- Original title
- The Luck Machine
- Original publication date
- 1979
- First words*
- Dopo la curva della B 2169, a un paio di chilometri dal villaggio di Stark e poche centinaia di metri dopo lo stagno di Willard's Copse, si ergeva in cupo splendore, dietro i mattoni sgretolati del muro di cinta, la scuola pr... (show all)ivata maschile St. Elmers, costruita in mattoni scuriti dal tempo e stucco.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)E rimasero lì tutt'e tre a meditare sulla fine del loro mondo.
- Original language*
- Englisch
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- Languages
- English, German, Italian
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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